Roanoke College seniors present at ASM conference

December 6, 2016

Pictured above from left to right: Sara Farthing, Kirsten Norman, Savannah Scott The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) regional conferences are more intimate gatherings than the national conference where students and professors present their research projects and learn about others. Roanoke College students Savannah Scott, ’17, and Kirsten Norman, ’17, were two of the students who […]

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Summer Research Abroad: Stephanie Shields

November 22, 2016

Stephanie Shields, ’17, is Psychology major and German minor with a concentration in Neuroscience. Over the summer she was able to travel abroad to Hamburg, Germany through an internship program called the German Academic Exchange Service Research Internship in Science and Engineering. She worked with Ph.D. student Signe Luisa Schneider to complete her project on […]

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Internship at Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Lab

November 1, 2016

Samantha Waby performing a natural spawn Samantha Waby is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies who interned at Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Lab (PEARL) in Saint Leonard, Maryland in the summer of 2016. She worked in their oyster hatchery to complete her research and to learn certain processes in oyster hatcheries such as cleaning […]

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Pilgrimage Conference at William & Mary

October 7, 2016

Pictured above (from left to right): Matthew Johnson ’19, Olivia Contakes ’18, Rebecca Thomson ’19, Sidney Rhyne ‘1(9 On September 30th, a group of students from the Camino de Santiago May term travelled to the College of William and Mary to present at the 2016 Annual Symposium for Pilgrimage Studies. The presentation was focused on […]

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2016 Summer Research Showcase: Joely Watson and Skyler Paderick

September 12, 2016

Joely Watson, a junior majoring in Chemistry with a concentration in Neuroscience, worked with Dr. Steven Hughes to complete their summer research project. Their project was tilted “CuInS2/CuInZnS2 film leaching of ions and nanocrystals into the environment”. “I worked on quantifying the leaching of ions and nanocrystals into solution from CuInZnS2 nanocrystal films. This helped […]

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2016 Summer Scholar Introduction: Jacob Barfield and Caitlin Donahue

August 13, 2016

Pictured above: Jacob Barfield and Caitlin Donahue The Summer Scholars program is one of the many ways students can become involved in research on campus. Each year, students apply for a summer scholarship to work with a faculty advisor to complete their own research project. Research projects come from a variety of topics and disciplines […]

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2016 Summer Scholars Introduction: Rebecca Hudon and Taylor Briese

July 11, 2016

Pictured above top to bottom: Rebecca Hudon, Taylor Briese The Summer Scholars program is one of the many ways students can become involved in research on campus. Each year, students apply for a summer scholarship to work with a faculty advisor to complete their own research project. Research projects come from a variety of topics […]

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2016 Summer Scholars Introduction: Brieanah Gouveia and Daniel Osborne

July 5, 2016

The Summer Scholars program is one of the many ways students can become involved in research on campus. Each year, students apply for a summer scholarship to work with a faculty advisor to complete their own research project. Research projects come from a variety of topics and disciplines from fine arts to chemistry. This year, […]

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2016 Summer Scholars Introduction: Joseph (Cody) Statler and Shannon Barter

June 20, 2016

pictured above left to right: Joseph (Cody) Statler and Shannon Barter The Summer Scholars program is one of the many ways students can become involved in research on campus. Each year, students apply for a summer scholarship to work with a faculty advisor to complete their own research project. Research projects come from a variety […]

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Roanoke College Students Present at American Chemistry Society

April 17, 2016

Six Roanoke College students traveled to San Diego, CA to present at the American Chemistry Society in March. Two of those students were Thane Jones and Morgan Claybrook. Thane is a junior majoring in Chemistry who worked with Dr. Hollis for their research project. Morgan is a junior majoring in Biology and Chemistry who worked […]

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